The mission of the Athletic Compliance Office is to monitor activities within the University of Idaho's intercollegiate athletic program; educate coaches, student-athletes, and staff regarding NCAA, Western Athletic Conference, and University of Idaho rules, bylaws and regulations. The Athletic Compliance Office also provides interpretive support and guidance to ensure that all individuals involved with the athletics program fully understand the University of Idaho and the NCAA's compliance expectations.

Definition of Prospective Student-Athlete: Under bylaw 13.02.11, the NCAA's definition of a prospective student-athlete is anyone who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution provides such an individual (or the individual's relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective students generally. An individual remains a prospective student-athlete until one of the following occurs (whichever is earlier):

(a) The individual officially registers and enrolls in a minimum full-time program of studies and attends classes in any term of a four-year collegiate institution's regular academic year (excluding summer); or

(b) The individual participates in a regular squad practice or competition at a four-year collegiate institution that occurs before the beginning of any term; or

(c) The individual officially registers and enrolls and attends classes during the summer prior to initial enrollment and receives institutional athletics aid.